8TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: OUT OF THE CRISIS: EU ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICIES RECONSIDERED

                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        Event date May 16, 2013

University American College Skopje is proud to initiate the 8th annual international academic conference on European integration Out of the crisis: EU Economic and Social Policies Reconsidered. This inter- and multi-disciplinary one-day conference seeks to reconsider the current EU complexities across diverse policy areas and suggest perspectives on growth and ways leading out of the crisis.

Description

Major issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to:
- Austerity or Growth Union?
- How to amend state structures to sustain economic growth in Europe?
- Scientific and technological achievements, renewable energy sources and sustainable growth
- How to save the euro, or the EU without the euro?
- Synergy of competitive capitalism and the welfare state: setting an integrated socio-economic agenda
- EU funds: assessing their scope and effectiveness
- Economic rationale behind investments in education and human capital in general
- EU Cohesion Policy reconsidered: perspectives on regional and urban development
- How to overcome the democratic deficit in the EU
- EU integration and enlargement: opportunities for success vs. likely alternatives to the project
Case studies comparing at least three countries (including but not limited to those of South East Europe) as well as research-based policy recommendations are encouraged. By tradition, key speakers and high level officials from the country and from abroad are invited to address the conference.

 Geographical focus

- Macedonia
- International; Other

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